sweep aside
phrasal verb
swept aside; sweeping aside; sweeps aside
: to treat (something) as not important : to ignore (something)
He swept aside questions about his son's arrest.
He swept aside their objections, refusing to change his plans.
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Skipper Chuck flourished in an era when television stations wanted to establish a local connection with youngsters — their future prime-time audience — before the national appeal and advertising might of shows like Power Rangers, Rugrats and Blues Clues swept aside programs like Zink’s.
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2025
Gold prices soared to record levels above $3,100 per ounce in a rally marking one of the most significant upswings in the precious metal's history, with psychological levels swept aside by a cocktail of factors - including worry about fallout from impending U.S. tariffs.
—Anjana Anil and Anushree Mukherjee, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
Decades after the Gas Plant neighborhood was swept aside, the pain lives on for its former residents.
—Kathryn Varn, Axios, 10 Feb. 2025
Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman, and Richard Harris play characters carved out of granite — monuments of a bygone era that maybe should be swept aside by civility and industrialization.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2025
Gold prices soared to record levels above $3,100 per ounce in a rally marking one of the most significant upswings in the precious metal's history, with psychological levels swept aside by a cocktail of factors - including worry about fallout from impending U.S. tariffs.
—Anjana Anil and Anushree Mukherjee, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
Decades after the Gas Plant neighborhood was swept aside, the pain lives on for its former residents.
—Kathryn Varn, Axios, 10 Feb. 2025
Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman, and Richard Harris play characters carved out of granite — monuments of a bygone era that maybe should be swept aside by civility and industrialization.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sweep aside
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“Sweep aside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweep%20aside. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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